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Protests erupt after María del Carmen Abascal's death | DW News
The symbol of Madrid's housing crisis protests, Maria del Carmen Abascal, has died in hospital, leading to an outpouring of grief among demonstrators on the streets of the Spanish…
Ebola death puts Kenya's defenses to the test | DW News
An Ebola patient traveled through DR Congo and Uganda before dying in isolation in Nairobi. Kenyan authorities are now tracing contacts and looking for further infections. The cas…
France's missile test draws fire from Moscow | DW News
France has conducted a test of a new nuclear-capable missile, with President Emmanuel Macron saying it sent a "strong and clear" message. The launch comes at a time of heightened …
Lindt chocolate sparks Ube debate | DW News
Lindt’s new “Bali Style Ube” is sparking a debate about the origins of ube - the ingredient behind popular purple desserts and lattes. The plant itself is found in tropical region…
Can Africa keep more of its own wealth? | DW News
Can Africa create more value from its own resources instead of exporting them raw? Aliko Dangote believes it can, and his latest project in East Africa aims to prove it. #dwcurren…
French mayor shields students during protests | DW News
The mayor of a Paris suburb stepped between police and student protesters, then got tear-gassed. He says the French government should answer their demands, not send in police. For…
Why NATO is gathering all its members in Kyiv | DW News
Four and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO's highest ranking committee gathered in Kyiv with representatives from all 32 member states. Committee ch…
Global power shifts: How Europe is turning to India | DW News
India and Europe are moving closer. Trade is one driver, but strategy matters more. As US reliability is questioned and China’s rise reshapes geopolitics, can they build a lasting…
Russia eases plague precautions despite unknown cause of death | DW News
The World Health Organization wants answers from Russia after the unexplained death of a researcher at a plague laboratory in Siberia. While Moscow says there is no epidemic risk …
Uranium dealer arrested in Geogia | DW News
Authorities in Georgia have arrested a man who was allegedly planning to sell uranium to a foreign buyer for $700,000. He could face up to 10 years in prison. For more news go to:…
October 7 looms over Israel's first election since the 2023 attacks | DW News
Three years after the Hamas-led attacks, grief and unanswered questions still shape Israeli society. The anniversary comes as voters prepare for the country's first election since…
Germany's conservatives face scrutiny after far-right AfD candidate wins top post | DW News
The political fallout from the election of an AfD politician to one of the highest offices in Saxony-Anhalt is continuing to grow. Attention has now shifted to who may have helped…
Berlin commemorates October 7 terror attacks | DW News
Three years after Hamas’ October 7 terror attacks on Israel, hundreds gathered in Berlin to remember the roughly 1,200 killed and show solidarity with the victims and their famili…
Three years after October 7 — Gaza still lies in ruins | DW News
Three years after the October 7 Hamas attacks, Gaza lies in ruins while violence, settlements and fears of annexation are reshaping the West Bank. We speak to Palestinian politici…
Footballer Leonel Messi's final match for Argentina | DW News
Lionel Messi says he's "grateful, proud and at peace" after ending his Argentina career. He got a goal and two assists against Benin during his 208th and final game in Buenos Aire…
Why this Chemistry Nobel matters for modern medicine | DW News
Why do living things almost always use just one version of certain molecules, while the mirror-image version is largely absent from nature? It's a question that puzzled scientists…
Israel commemorates October 7 at site of Nova music festival | DW News
Three years after Hamas' terror attack on October 7, Israelis marked the anniversary with memorial events across southern Israel, including at the site of the Nova music festival …
Former BND Chief arrested: Can Germany still be trusted with secrets? | Berlin Briefing Podcast
Germany’s former spy chief arrested… for spying. A surreal scandal. Your Berlin Briefing unpacks Germany’s biggest intelligence scandal for decades. The former head of Germany’s f…
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for breakthrough on mirror-image molecules | DW News
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering how one molecular mirror image can become dominant over the other. Their work hel…
Brazil's election: What's at stake for Washington? | DW News
The US is closely watching Brazil's presidential election, now heading to a runoff, and it has a clear favorite: right-winger Flavio Bolsonaro over incumbent President Lula who's …
How the October 7 terror attacks changed power dynamics in the Middle East forever | DW News
After the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a massive military offensive in Gaza. The war has left most of the Strip in ruins and killed more than 74,200 peo…
Fleeing the war in Yemen | DW News
Djibouti has become a refuge for almost 4,000 refugees fleeing the war in Yemen, many of them in fishing boats, across the Bab el Mandeb Strait. Renewed fighting between the Saudi…
How did the October 7 attacks change Israel? | DW News
Today marks three years since the Hamas terror attacks against Israel killed nearly 1,200 people. It prompted an Israeli military response that killed more than 74,000 Palestinian…
German politicians call far-right election 'taboo breach' | DW News
Lawmakers from the German center-left Social Democrats took to the streets after a far-right AfD lawmaker was elected as parliamentary speaker for the first time on a state level.…
Ukraine struck by 'massive' wave of Russian drones and missiles | DW News
More than 18 people have been killed across Ukraine, after what President Zelenskyy described as a "massive" Russian wave of drone and missile attacks. A strike on a high rise in …
Germany's jobless youth | DW News
Germany says it needs workers. Yet some young people spend years searching for apprenticeships and never hear back. Why are thousands of training places going unfilled while so ma…
Israelis mark third anniversary of Oct. 7 terror attack | DW News
On October 7, 2023, militants from Hamas and other groups launched the deadliest terror attack in Israel's history, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage. This year m…
Ukraine’s AI gun turrets take on Russia’s drones | DW News
Ukraine says AI-assisted robotic gun turrets are now shooting down Russian jet-powered attack drones over Kyiv. More than a dozen automated turrets have been deployed around the U…
Indian police detain opposition lawmakers | DW News
A protest demanding the resignation of the country's election chief over a controversial voter list revision saw several opposition lawmakers in New Delhi detained by police. The …
Video captures tanker on fire in Black Sea | DW News
A video circulating on social media shows a Liberian-flagged oil tanker on fire off Russia's Black Sea coast near the city of Sochi. Russian authorities say it was apparently hit …